N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:11-1.1 - Petitions

(a) Rules concerning who may file are as follows.

1. A petition for certification of public employee representative (RO) may be filed by any public employee or group of public employees, or by any individual or employee organization claiming to be the exclusive representative of public employees.

2. A petition for certification of public employee representative (RE) may be filed by a public employer alleging that one or more public employees, group of public employees, individuals or employee organizations have presented to such employer a claim to be recognized or continue to be recognized as the exclusive representative and the public employer has a good faith doubt concerning the majority status of the representative of its employees.

3. A petition for decertification of public employee representative (RD) may be filed by any public employee or group of public employees or any individual acting on their behalf alleging that the certified or currently recognized employee representative is no longer the majority representative of such employees and that the employees no longer desire to be represented by any employee representative. A public employer may not file a petition for decertification of public employee representative.

4. A petition for clarification of unit (CU) may be filed by the exclusive representative or public employer.

5. A petition for amendment of certification (AC) may be filed by an employee organization.

(b) An original and four copies of all petitions shall be filed with the Director of Representation. All petitions shall be in writing. The Director of Representation shall serve a copy of the petition upon the other parties. Forms for filing such petitions will be supplied upon request. Address such requests to: Public Employment Relations Commission, PO Box 429, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0429. Forms may also be downloaded from the Commission's website: http://www.state.nj.us/perc.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-1.1

Amended by R.1995 d.488, effective 9/5/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 2544(b), 27 N.J.R. 3381(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.320, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1503(a), 32 N.J.R. 2926(b).
Rewrote (b).